Means for producing woven reed articles



Aug. 5 ,1924. 1,503,904

M. B. LLOYD MEANS FOR PRODUCING WOVEN REED ARTICLES 7 2 Shams-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. fifJhZL Z .ZTZOjCZ A T TGRNEY Aug. 5 1924.

M. B. LLOYD MEANS FOR PRODUCING WOVEN REED ARTICLES 1920 Z Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Auz.

Patented Aug. 5, 192.4%.

STATES ama PATENT OFFICE.

IJIARSHALL B. LLOYD, OF MENOMIN'EE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO HEYWOOD-WAKEFIELD COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A COR- POR-ATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

MEANS FOR PRODUCING- WOVEN REED ARTICLES.

Application filed. August 20, 1920. Serial No. 404,800.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARSHALL B. LLOYD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Menominee, county of Menominee, and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Producing lVoven Reed Articles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to the production of articles embodying therein a reedlike fabric, at least in part, and my invention relates particularly to the production of reed articles having a frame.

Cross reference is hereby made to applicants pending application Serial No. 687,188, filed January 19, 192 1, which claims certain of the subject matter herein disclosed but not claimed.

Heretofore in the production of reed arti- 2 cles, it has been customary to secure the stakes, forming one part of the fabric, in the frame at one end, leaving the other ends free, and then manually to weave the filler strands over and under the respective stakes 2 by alternately passing the filler strand over one stake and under the next adjacent stake. This practice is relatively slow and laborious, and requires a considerable degree of skill on the part of the reed-worker before rapid, satisfactory work can be accomplished.

It is an object of my invention to provide a method and means whereby reed fabric can be woven 011 the frame of the article in a rapid, durable and economic manner, and wherewith it shall be possible for unskilled workers to produce reed articles of durable character, of pleasing appearance, and with a rapidity heretofore attainable only after a long apprenticeship.

My invention consists generally in the ,steps, acts, and stated-sequence thereof, and in the means for practicing the method, whereby the above named objects, together with others that will appear hereinafter, rare attainable; and my inventionwill bemore readily understood by reference tothe accompanying drawings which illustrate what I consider, at the present time,to .be the preferred embodiment thereof. a

' In said drawings:

sis a P p t ve View at a de i embodying my invention,

Fig. 2, is a view similar to Fig. 1, but illustrating an article in the first steps of being Woven thereon.

Fig. 3 is a somewhat diagrammatic view illustrating part of the article completed.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view substantially on the line l4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional View substantially on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6, is a view of the fabric completed and removed from the weaving apparatus.

Fig. 7 illustrates the completed fabric associated with frame members binding all sides.

Fig. 8 is a view substantially on the line 88 of Fig. 6; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of an arm chair produced by a method and means embodying my invention.

As a means of expediting the weaving operation, I prefer to provide a device in which the frame parts, on which the fabric is to be Woven, can be properly held, and which shall be capable of coacting in the weaving operation. To this end I provide a base frame 1 having spaced uprights or standards 2 and 3 at the rear thereof. The base 1 is preferably provided with a groove 4.- for co-action with one of the frame parts of the article. Reed articles are generally provided with a dowel-like frame, i. e., a

frame composed of wooden members circu- N lar in cross-section, and I have illustrated such a construction in the drawings, but this it should be understood is by way of illustration and not by Way of limitation. For this reason the groove 4 is a curved groove and is adapted to receive one of the frame members such as 5.

I have chosen to illustrate the formation of one of the side panels of the arm chair shown in Fig. 9, and hence have applied the reference character 5 to the dowel frame part which corresponds to the frame part 5 shown in conjunction with the weaving op eration. Secured to and upstanding from the frame member 5 will be found two frame members 6 and 7, respectively, the corresponding membersin Fig. 9 being given similar reference characters, The member 5 is preferably held in place in the weaving apparatus as by means of the detachable l p s the frame m mber 5 a p m? ity of spaced stake members 9 and 9 are secured, preferably by drilling holes in the member 5 and glueing the stake ends therein. These stakes may be composed of natural reed, of so-called fibre reed, orthey may bar 10, as is probably best shown in Fig. 8,

is also drilledto permit placement of the stakes'therethrough. The bar 10 may, if desired, be one of the frame members of the article, but, as here shown, is a temporary bar which is simply used for the weaving operation. I shall now describe the weaving of the fabric.

Assuming the parts to be as shown in Fig. 2 the bar 10 is swung to one side of its normal vertical position. This forms a shed in which the filler strand can be placed very quickly as it may be placed along a straight line. 80 soon as a filler strand is placed therein-the bar 10 is moved to the opposite side of its normal vertical position thus forming another shed in which the filler strand is likewise placed. The

filler strand 11" may, if desired, be withdrawn from a spool or drum 12, as shown in Fig. 8, and is preferably passed around the outersides of the standards 6 and 7 each time there is a reverse movement imparted to the bar 10 and the stakes secured thereto.

I have also provided means for packing the filler strands. after they are laid in place which means here takes the form of a frame 12 which has end trunnion members 13 and 14 for co-action with bearings or holes provided in the standards 2 and 3. A plu rality of bearings or holes 15 are provided at different heights, in the members 2 and 3, so that the member 12 can be raised, if desired, as the weaving of the'fabric progresses. The frame member 12 is provided. along one edge with a plurality of serrations or teeth 16 which are spacedin accordance with the spacing of the stakes 9 and 9.. Thus as shown inFig. 3- when" the frame-l2 is swung downwardly the, serrations or teeth portions 16 extend inthe spaces between, the stakes and hence engage the filler strands when the frame is pushed downwardly thereby quickly and properly packing. th" filler strands, 5

In this manner even an unskilled worker can very rapidly. producefth 'fifi'est charaeter'of woven fabric asja part off'the art is fram e When the fabricfhas been we e; tame. desired. height far eramills,

in Fig. 6, ifthe bar 10 is the temporary one spoken of, it and the temporary fastening devices 11 are removed from the stak;s and thereafter, as shown in Fig. 7, a frame member 17 is" attached to the'uprights' 6 and 7 and" the various stakes 9 and 19- secured thereto in any suitable manner.

7 The framemember 17 is here shown as ofgreater length than the frame member 5 because it is the upper frame member of the chair side and is necessarily of greater length in order that it may extend between the front chair frame member 18" and the rearwardly inclined back frame member-'19, Frame members 5 and 17 may be secured .to the other chair members 18 and 19 in any suitable manner. It will be understood from the foregoing that other parts of the chair shown in Fig, 9 maybe pr' -duc d in the same manner and when the parts are secured together there is obtained a reed article in which the reed fabricis woven around the frame members andhence is in separably secured therto,

- The many advantages of the method and means herein shown and described will be apparrnt to those skilled inthis art without .2. An apparatus for use 1n producing reed articles embodying therein, means for detachably securing an article frame member thereto, a member swingably' attached to the apparatus and having filler strand packing portions thereon, and means for adjusting the operative position of said swingable member. s p r 3. An" apparatus for use in producing reed articles embodying therein a base, means for detachably securing an article frame member to said base, standards up} standing from said base, and 'a member swing'ably mounted" in' said standards and having. filler strand acking. portions "thereon. l r

4. An apparatus for usejin producing reed' artic-les embod in ther'eini bas means for; detachably securing an article framemember'to said} base, j standards upstanding" from said base, a, member-'1' swingablymounted' in said standards and h m 

